Visa-free tour to Beijing has come true for transit passengers from 45 countries including the US, Canada and all members of the EU to spend up to 72 hours in Beijing without a visa, which starts on January 1, 2013. This Policy offers 72-hour visa-free transit for foreign visitors with third-country visas and transit at Beijing, it's also a good policy aims at boosting beijing tourism and smoothing the way for transiting passengers and business travelers.

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2. Travelers must have a confirmed ticket to a third country or regions (Hong Kong and Macau) to qualify and are forbidden to leave Beijing.
3. Travelers also must register with police within 24 hours of arrival.
4. Travellers would "face punishment" if they left the capital and lawbreakers would be banned for life.

Remark:
1) The Free 72 visa policy only applies to Beijing Capital Airport, not to railway stations.
2) Transit flights from Beijing to Hong Kong and Macau are considered as international flights

Beijing Visa-free Transit Tour FAQs

Q: How to get the 72 hours free visa stay permit at the Entry Frontier Check in Beijing?

A: Your airline will send your arrival information via email in advance to the Entry Frontier Organization at Beijing Capital Airport for your 72 hours visa free stay application. When you disembark, you will be led to a special counter to fill up the entry registration card and get your 72 hours free visa stay permit, a stamp on your passport.
The items for filling up the registration to get your 72 free visa stay permit:
Name, Sex, Birth, Passport Number, Nationality, Arrival Date, Arrival Flight, Exit Time, Exit Flight, Contact Phone Number in Beijing, Address in Beijing, Reception Unit or Person, Reception Unit Phone Number.

Q: What if tourists are not able to leave China within 72 hours due to special reasons?

A: 72-hour visa-free transit foreign visitors who have to stay for more than 72 hours due to force majeure must apply for visas at Beijing Public Security Bureau.

Q: If I haven't bought the next flight from Beijing, and plan to buy the flight ticket after I arrive in Beijing, can I apply for 72 hours free visa stay in Beijing?

A: No, you must have a confirmed flight ticket from Beijing to a third country when you apply for a free visa 72 hours stay at the Entry Frontier Check in Beijing.

Q: After applying for the 72-hour visa-free transit stay in Beijing, is it possible for the foreign visitors leave China from Shanghai airport since Shanghai has also issued the similar policy?

A: 72-hour visa-free transit foreign visitors are not permitted to leave the city where they get their visa-free transit stay permission.

Q: Where could I get more information about the immigration inspection policy?

A: You may call the 24-hour hotline of Beijing Immigration Inspection through the number of 56095400, or log on their official website www.bjbj.gov for more information.